Su Han

1 min read | Updated: 47 minutes ago
Su Han

We are walking 300,000 steps in September top help those children who are going through incredibly tough stem cell treatments.

People undergoing stem cell transplantation or CAR-T therapy receive powerful chemotherapy to prepare their bodies for treatment. However, every patient processes these medicines differently. Standard doses may result in too much drug, causing serious toxicity, or too little, increasing the risk of treatment failure. Our Newcastle University team is developing ways to measure the concentration of these medicines in each patient’s blood. This allows the doctors to personalise the dose so that it is “just right”. Currently, this service is mainly available to children enrolled in clinical trials but we want to make this routinely available to all eligible children and adults in Newcastle and across the UK. Your support will help us purchase a specialist piece of equipment called a mass spectrometry machine that we need to make this a reality!

Thank you for your support!!

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Abeeha

Diagnosed with HLH, passed away in June 2025 | See more

Dolcie-Mae

Diagnosed with HLH (Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis) at one month old | See more

Jensen

XLP1 | See more

Louie

Transplant at 8 months | See more

Imagine being isolated in a hospital room for months at a time, not being able to see friends or loved ones. Your support helps The Bubble Foundation research treatments and fund life saving equipment as well as toys and games for patients with life-threatening immune deficiencies.

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